An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.
Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight 5342, which will undergo analysis.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
There were a dozen fatal crashes during Army Black Hawk training missions since January 2014 that claimed the lives of 47 service members.
Emergency teams will continue efforts to retrieve the bodies of those who died when a passenger jet and helicopter collided.